THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON WOMEN’S CLUB

Annual Spring Fundraiser

On Sunday, May 3, 2015, UAWC members and guests enjoyed a

lovely afternoon at the Tudor House while supporting the spring fund-

raiser, “Springtime at Portage Lakes.”

The event included hearty hors d’oeuvres and a performance from the

Steel Drum Trio. Congratulations and thanks to the Scholarship

Committee for planning the festivities. The program raised a total of

$1,205 towards scholarship funding for University of Akron students.

Peggy Walchalk/Carrie Tomko, Editors / 330-472-5085 August / September 2015

In This Issue

Archiving Project

New Class of Membership

Save the Date

Annual Spring Luncheon

News and Notes

Things to Do

Established in 1923

Archiving Project

In June, Carolyn Cox, Kathy Sasowsky and Martha Vye began working to inventory,

organize, and document the Women’s Club materials that are stored in the UA Archives in

the Polsky Building. Our records are mainly minutes, newsletters, directories, albums and

scrapbooks.

You can help us by supplying any of the missing directories you may have. All are missing

before 1959. Also missing are these: 1960-61-62; 1968-69-70; 1970-71-72; and 2001-02.

If you have any of these directories or any other historical documents that we should keep,

please give them to any of the ladies listed above or someone on the Board. Our records

will remain in Archives for safekeeping.

Martha Vye is also requesting updates for our 2015-2016 Directory. Please contact her

with any changes. Martha Vye, Chair of Special Activities/Historian (330) 644-7490 or

New Class of Membership—

Sponsored Member

For several years now, we have had women who participated in

our Special Activities but were not associated with The University

of Akron. In order to make these people “official” and give them

the opportunity to attend all UAWC events, the Board of Directors

decided last year to add another class of membership.

As stated in our revised Bylaws, approved last spring, “Females

who share an interest in UAWC activities and are sponsored by

an Active or Associate member of the UAWC shall be eligible for

Sponsored membership.” Sponsored members pay one-half the

dues paid by Active members and do not count toward a quorum,

do not vote, make motions or hold any UAWC office.

Here are our sponsored members to date: Elise Bennett, Beverly

Cinovec, Marilyn Kirk, Linda Littler, Jeannette Ritzman, Eileen

Simon, and Sue Yoder. Welcome ladies!

Save the Date

Annual Shaw Festival Trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake on Octo-

ber 7, 8, and 9, 2015. Reservations are still available. Please

contact Sylvia Johnson at 330-644-3090 or email to syl-

via5@uakron.edu

The Fall General Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Novem-

ber 19, 2015 at the Hower House (6 p.m.). Linda Alexander,

descendent of Clara Wolcott Driscoll - creative force behind

the Tiffany Lamps, will be our guest speaker.

The annual Holiday Party has been slated for Wednesday,

December 9, 2015 at the O’Neil House. The price will be $25

per person and $30 for non-members. Two entrée choices

will be available. Reservation forms and additional infor-

mation to follow.

Annual Spring

Salad Luncheon

On Saturday, May 16, 2015, the UAWC

members enjoyed the annual spring

salad luncheon at the Vyes’ home on

the beautiful Portage Lakes. Members

in attendance enjoyed a variety of deli-

cious salads and desserts. The busi-

ness meeting included the inauguration

of the 2015-16 board members. Many

thanks to Martha Vye for serving as

hostess of the lovely luncheon and

Board members from left, Molly McBurney, Martha Vye,

Leslie Bain, Jane Gwinn, Diane Vukovich, Carol Bowes,

Denise Beck, and Peggy Walchalk.

Betty Seiberling and Jackie Fay

Spring General Meeting

The Spring General Meeting was held on Thursday, March 19, 2015 at the historical Hower House. Members in attendance enjoyed

the program featuring keynote speaker, Joshua Gippin who shared his experience in producing the documentary, “God as we under-

stand him,” based on the Alcoholic Anonymous 12-step movement founded in Akron, Ohio.

Officers of the board provided updates during the general business meeting. Topics included review and approval of the Fall General

Meeting minutes (November 20, 2014); current financial statement indicated a balance of $2,956.27; the April Newsletter to include

information on the spring fundraiser scheduled for May 3, 2015, as well as the spring salad luncheon; amendments to the UAWC by-

laws were presented and motioned for approval; board nominees were presented and approved for 2015-16; Betty Seiberling and

Jackie Fay presented a framed photo and poem fundraising idea; and Carol Bowes, Laura Monroe, Peggy Walchalk, and Anais Webb

were winning recipients of the centerpieces.

Special thanks were given to Diana Kunze, Program Chair, and Diane Wolfe for serving as hostess at the event. Special thanks were

also provided to all of the board members for their service during the 2014-15 academic year.

Diane Vukovich and Carol Bowes Carolyn Cox and Martha Vye

Things to Do

Afternoon Book Review

September 29th

“Catherine the Great:

Portrait of a Woman” by

Robert Massie

Evening Book Review

September 16th - Salad

and Dessert

October readings “King

Lear” and “Fool”

Bridge Groups

Women’s Afternoon

August 27th

September 24th

Women’s Evening

August 31st

October 5th

November 2nd

Gourmet Dinner

September 12, 2015

October date TBD

Hiking

August 20th

Evening Book Review

Co-Chairs: Kirklyn Kuzdrall (330) 923-8662 and Molly McBurney.

Dessert at 7 p.m., reviews begin at 7:30 p.m.

September 16 Salad & Dessert

Hosted by Denise Beck. Members will select

readings for the remainder of the year.

October Readings

King Lear, by William Shakespare;

and Fool, by Christopher Moore (2009)

Women’s Club News and Notes

June Ezzo Root, longtime UAWC member, passed away on July 24, 2015. June and her

husband Bill lived in the Akron area where their journey together lasted over 70 years.

Welcome new member Therese Sheffer, whose husband Daniel is retired from the Universi-

ty’s BioMedical Engineering department. Therese is interested in the Hiking Group and Af-

ternoon Book review. Welcome, Therese!

Note: If you have any news regarding our members such as illnesses, births, or deaths,

please call our Corresponding Secretary, Carol Bowes (330) 869-5409 or e-mail

carolwinick@hotmail.com. Carol will send an appropriate card with regards from the Club.

Special Activities Chair: Martha Vye (330) 644-7490 vye@uakron.edu

Afternoon Book Review

Co-Chairs: Betty Seiberling and Jackie Fay (330-666-2044)

We now meet at the Akron Woman’s City Club, 732 W. Exchange Street, Akron, 44302,

(330-762-6261) at 11:30 on the last Tuesday of the month. We meet in the Terrace Room

for lunch; it’s so pleasant and we don’t have to move—we can discuss the book right there.

Lunch selections are (1) salad bar (2) hot meal bar, (3) from the menu (the full buffet is $12.95

plus service charge).

September 29, 2015

The Glass Castle: A Memoir, by Jeannette Walls

October 27, 2015

Becoming Josephine, by Heather Webb

Things to Do

(continued)

Tour Group

Chairs are working on

a plan for a day out this

fall. Stay tuned!

Shaw Festival Trip

October 7th—9th

Contact Sylvia Johnson

(330) 644-3090

Bridge Groups

Women’s Afternoon Chair: Leslie Bain (330) 658-1965 / (330) 819-2846

This group meets the fourth Thursday at noon for lunch and bridge at the apartments at

Rockynol, a very nice place to meet. There are usually three choices for lunch. Please call

Leslie to learn of the choices, as she lets Rockynol know ahead of the meeting what every-

one would like.

Schedule: August 27th September 24th October 22nd

Women’s Evening Chair: Anais Webb (330) 650-3510

Evening bridge meets the first Monday evening of the month at 7 p.m. and ends by 10 p.m.

We meet in members’ homes for bridge and dessert. Anyone is welcome to join this group

or join the sub list.

Please call or e-mail Anais at awebb629@gmail.com

Schedule: August 31st Jean Questel

October 5th Carolyn Cox

November 2nd Carolyn Cox

Gourmet Dinner

Chair: Jane Gwinn (330) 678-2239

Hiking

Chair: Leslie Bain (330) 658-1965 /

(330) 819-2846 bain@ohio.net

For individual hike details please con-

tact person(s) responsible. All hikes

are on Thursdays.

August 20, 2015 9:00 a.m.

Horseshoe Pond Hike (Contact Penny Marquette)

September 3, 2015 10:00 a.m.

Wood Hollow Park (Contact Carol Ellis)

September 17, 2015 8:30 a.m.

Wilderness Center (Lunch & Lehman’s Hardware)

(Contact Diana Kunze)

October 1, 2015 10:00 a.m.

Johnson Woods Nature Preserve (Contact Linda L.

The Gourmet series begins this year at the Vyes’ place on East Reservoir.

The four dinners for 2015-2016 are scheduled as follows:

September 12, 2015 Martha and Mel Vye

October (TBD) Sharon and Bob Gandee with Marge and Ron Goodell

April 9, 2016 Jane and John Gwinn

May 14, 2016 Denise Beck

Hikers enjoying a luncheon at Linda

Littler’s home.

Photos from the April 18, 2015 Gourmet

Dinner hosted at Leslie and Roger Bain’s.

The University of Akron is an Equal Education and Employment Institution

c/o: Peggy Walchalk

517 Hilbish Avenue

Akron, OH 44312

THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

WOMEN’S CLUB

We’re on the Web at www.uakron.edu/uawc/

Membership form for 2015-2016

Please send this completed form, along with a check made payable to UA Women’s Club, to Diane Wolf, 2431 Wyandotte Avenue, Cuyahoga

Falls, OH 44223.

Your Name ________________________________________________ Spouse’s Name ____________________________________________

Your Department _________________________________________ Spouse’s Department _________________________________________

Mailing Address (Street) _______________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ____________________________________________ Email address ______________________________________________

Home Phone _____________________________________________ Work Phone _________________________________________

Membership Status Active $20 New Member $20 Associate* $10

*Associates are those who have been active dues paying members

and are now in retirement status. Associates who are regular

participants in special activities are encouraged to pay full dues.

Please check here if you wish to receive newsletter via U.S. Mail

Scholarship Donation $_______________

Please let us know what special activities you might be interested in (check as many as you like):

_____ Afternoon Bridge ______ Evening Bridge ______ Afternoon Book Review ______ Evening Book Review

_____ Gourmet Dinner ______ Hiking ______ Tour Group ______ Lunch and a Movie

Sponsored Membership $10

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Signature of Sponsoring Club Member